You get the Visconti / Ted Jensen remasters of The Slider, Tanx and Zinc Alloy in the Complete Studio Albums box from Edsel.
No worries ..... those albums each get the Visconti/Jensen remastering credit in the booklet that comes with the box. I'm not sure what's been done for the other albums but there's a mastering credit at the rear of the booklet ..... CD Mastering - Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering Make of that what you will I guess. I don't have any real problems with the Electric Warrior in this box either.
It's only my opinion, but the Visconti/Jensen 2014 remaster of Tanx/Zinc sounds too loud. No dynamics at all.
What's the consensus on 2014-15 Sean Magee mastered deluxe editions of the Tyrannosaurus Rex albums vs the 2004 expanded slipcase issues?
The 2014 "My People Were Fair…" finally gets the tonality right. All earlier releases I've heard sound too bright to me. The Deluxe "Prophets" and "Unicorn" are mono mixes, so definitely worth getting.
I like the 2004 expanded editions, or maybe it's just that I don't want to buy those albums once again I think they sound quite right, but people have expressed a lot of satisfaction regarding the 2014 remasters.
This 2016 Rhino remaster of the s/t seems to be going under the radar. Both vinyl and cd apparently. T. Rex (Remastered) (CD) » Dan Hersch and Bill Inglot remastered it. It is not overly loud, or it doesn't seem as bad as some of the Rhino T. Rex sets I have tried in the past and then gone to the originals. I don't have an original of this one to compare; anyone else tried this one by chance?
I like the Hersch/Inglot mastered 2003 Electric Warrior. It's brighter than my favorites, but not overly so.
I'm not a big fan of the Rhino T. Rex either, and I am not saying this 2016 is great, certainly since I have not heard the early CDs, but it reminds me of Hersch's recent Fleetwood Mac remasters of Tusk and Mirage. A lot better than the mid 2000 Fleetwood Mac remasters, still a little loud but maybe working more in service of the music this time, and not overly bright. Is there a consensus pick for best CD of the s/t? I have not found too much discussion on that album on its own. On discogs I find Cube Records CDs in the 80's, then a Castle records CD in '91.
Until we get 24/96 flat(ish) transfers from the original master tapes, the Castle (Fly) and MOW (T. Rex Wax Co) will suffice plenty. Nice to see the arrival of the official T. Rex/Bolan merch website.
I got a Cube/Teldec and it is pretty interesting comparing it against the '16. Clear eq differences between the two, it is a pretty overall shift in tone almost as if from a speed difference; so much more comes through however on the '16 (it is pretty shocking) without too much compression penalty if you ask me, but then I can imagine many still liking the original from a relaxation (and a wee bit more decay in spots) standpoint as the '16 hits you with quite a lot of upper range activity (it seems to walk a fine line of a lot, but just barely not too much). This might be a case where someone who knows the vinyl may find one of these far more like that than the other. I doubt I could pick a clear winner at this point but I imagine one will win over in the long run as they are too different. Oh and while we are on the subject, "Ride A White Swan" is an awesome single, is it on an original CD anywhere? I'll go look but likely someone here knows best.
The SACD of Warrior sounds perfect to me....The Repertoire is good, and the Japanese T REX Slider from march of 1991 is good also.....I don't see a problem with any of the early stuff either....all sound ok....have a dozen others from the early career....not planning on any up grade....they are satisfactory.
I was thinking of picking this up too. I have an original, but it's not in good shape. Any more thoughts on this one?
So, in summary (lol) which are the recommended versions, on CD, of: T Rex? Electric Warrior? The Slider? Tanx? + a recommended compilation? Optimism rules ok!
I can recommend T. Rex - Castle, 1998 A&M Electric Warrior - Castle, 1998 A&M The Slider - Marc On Wax Tanx - Marc On Wax The compilation situation is complicated...
Many thanks. I had a look on Discogs and there are many Marc On Wax versions of The Slider and Tanx. Are there any specific ones you recommend?
